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Debi Mazar: The New York City native who made her name opposite Ray Liotta in GoodFellas—before going on star in the HBO’s Entourage—drops in with hubby Gabriele Corcos to chat with host Olivia Wilder about their new Cooking Channel series, Extra Virgin.

Nia Long: The actress known for her roles in such big-screen outings as Soul Food, Love Jones and Big Momma’s House stops by Keeping It Reel to talk with host Tim Gordon about her upcoming indie fick, Mooz-Lum, co-starring Danny Glover.

Chris Burke: The actor who, as Corky on ABC’s Life Goes On, struck a victory for people with Down Syndrome, drops in on Matty P’s Happy Hour host Matthew Picone to chat about his upcoming roles. Plus: Cheesy from VH1’s I Love New York 2.

Faith Evans: The Grammy-winning diva recalls her 3-year marriage to slain rapper Biggie Smalls. “It was such a short-lived relationship,” she tells The Mutha Knows Show host Mutha. “But because we had so much fun, it ultimately overshadowed a lot of the not-so-fun parts.

Jacoby Jones: The Houston Texans wide receiver sits down with the Get Up Show host Chris LaMonica to talk about the 2010 NFL season, and about his victory last month in the Visa Men’s Super 60m Race at the 104th Millrose Games in New York City.

Willie Geist of MSNBC’sWay Too Early with Willie Geist chats about his new book, American Freak Show, which offers a insider’s take on the absurdity of America’s media culture. Amy Llamas-Bakari and her In My Pajamas Show team are live with the rising cable star.

Danny Bonaduce’s ex-wife, Gretchen Bonaduce, who starred in Fox Reality Channel’s Re-Inventing Bonaduce, drops in to discuss her divorce from The Partridge Family star. Gretchen will also chat with Psychic Tina Z hostTina Z about getting her self-worth back, and finding love again.

The budding R&B star-B Slade—who sports a funky sound not unlike Prince’s—drops in on Mutha Knows host Mutha to sample his upcoming album, Dawn O’ The Unicorn mixtape, which features the tracks Lights Out ’73, Justify My Love and Secret Admirer.

Dinesh D’souza, the man Investor’s Business Daily calls one of the “top young public-policy makers in the country” chats about his new book, The Roots of Obama’s Rage. Dinesh, who’s president of The Kings College, also weighs in on the midterm elections with AACONS’Marie Stroughter.

Ken Lanci, the independent candidate for Cuyahoga County’s executive seat, who grew up on welfare and went on to found 2 companies in his hometown of Cleveland—that today boast annual sales of $25 million—discusses his campaign strategies with Chris and Company’sChris Bennett.

Aaron Johnson, who plays young John Lennon in Nowhere Boy, chats about the Beatle’s widow’s reaction to the new biopic. “Yoko gave her blessing and basically stayed out of the way while we were making the film,” he tells host Robin Milling. “And she cried when she saw the movie.”

Mutha Knows host Mutha kicks it with hip-hop diva Rah Digga, formerly of Busta Rhymes’Flipmode Squad, who last month released his first album in 10 years, Classic, featuring the tracks Who Gonna Check Me Boo, Solidified and Viral.

The VRO’sAmy McCracken and her coven of co-hosts sit down with Stephen Martines, who plays super-bad vamp Frederick on CW’s Vampire Diaries. The former General Hospital star will speak out against bullying—at home, at school and online.

The S Word’sShannon Baether hangs with Monique Dupree—aka The Black Scream Queen—who’s headlined in such horror flicks as Bikini Bloodbath Christmas and Satan Hates You, while also appearing in hits like The Replacements and American Gangster.

Conversations with Linda’sLinda Lawson gives it up for soul singer Bettye LaVette who—after 43 years of making records—finally got her props in 2005 with the release of I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise. The diva will chat about her new album, Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook.

Faith Evans could be sentenced to 6 months in the slammer if convicted on two counts of DUI. But the Grammy-winning widow of Notorious B.I.G. isn’t worried. “I’m not sure what the outcome is gonna be,” she told host Mutha. “But it can’t be anything too serious.”

In a comical case of art imitating reality, Parvesh Cheena, star of NBC’s Outsourced—which has drawn fire for promoting South Asian stereotypes —survived a telemarketing job by lying. “I would often bend the truth about what we were selling,” he told host Janice Malone.

Marlo Thomas, whose new memoir, Growing Up Laughing, hits the shelves Sept. 28, reflected on her (subconscious) reasons for tying the knot with Phil Donahue 30 years ago. “I didn’t realize until after I married him that he is my father,” the still-sexy-at- 72 icon told host Robin Milling.

Harlem Globetrotters legend Meadowlark Lemon —whose new book is titled Trust Your Next Shot —recalled being inspired by the team at age 11. “When I got home, I realized I had no place to play, so I made my own basket out of a coat hanger and an old onion sack for my net.” he told Conservative Moms.

All Girl Talk Radio whooped it up with Terri J. Vaughn, who first captured our hearts as Lovita Alizay Jenkins Robinson on The Steve Harvey Show. The wife of former Chicago Bear Karon Riley talked up her role on Tyler Perry’sMeet the Browns.

At 9 PMMutha Knows host Mutha gives it up for R&B diva (and widow of Notorious B.I.G.) Faith Evans, who has won 1 Grammy, 2 Soul Train and 4 MTV Video Music Awards. The I’ll Be Missing You singer will chat about her new album, Something About Faith, which drops Oct. 5.

At 9 PMArtists on Demand host Vicky Gorman makes time with Austin Nichols, who plays Julian Baker on One Tree Hill. This hottie will chat about his role in next year’s big-screen flick LOL: Laughing Out Loud, featuring Miley Cyrus, Demi Moore and Gina Gershon.

At 2 PMTrain with Shane’sDeborah Shane gets down to business with USA Today’s “On the Job” columnist Anita Bruzzese, author of 45 Things You Do That Drive Your Boss Crazy—And How to Avoid Them. Anita will discuss navigating the workplace during these treacherous times.

At 8 PMStardish Radio host Jo Ann Kubasek gets up close and personal with Tiffany Hines, who stars opposite Maggie Q and Shane West in The CW series Nikita. Tiffany will chat about her role in the upcoming big-screen romance, The Dark Party, starring Kadeem Hardison.

At 10 PM Diva of Days of Our Lives’ Carrie Messner welcomes Leann Hunley, who began her TV career in 1977 on Hawaii Five-O, before landing the role of Anna DiMera on DOOL in 1982, for which she won Emmy in 1986—and to which she returned in 2007 after a 21-year absence.

At 8 PMThe Stupid Cancer Show’sMatthew Zachary welcomes Lindsay Avner, founder of Be Bright Pink, which empowers women to take control of their breast- and ovarian-health issue. Plus: U.S. Rep Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who’ll weigh in on the health-care debate.

At 930 AMFilm Festival Radio’sJanice Malone hangs with Christopher Gorham, who played America Ferrara’s beau on Ugly Betty. The former Party of Five cast member will discuss his latest role—opposite Peter Gallagher—as blind CIA officer Auggie Anderson on USA’s Covert Affairs.

At 9 PMMutha Knows host Mutha lets is all hang out with R&B crooner Calvin Richardson, whose new album, America’s Most Wanted, featuring the Barry White-like single You’re So Amazing, drops Aug. 31.

At 10 PMLet’s Be Frank’sFrank Anderson swings with jazz diva Joan Cartwright, who has sung with such masters as John Coltrane, Dizzy Gillespie and Miles Davis while performing on 5 continents. Joan is also author of Women in Jazz and The Sign of the Blues.

At 2 PME2 Radio welcomes Bob Evans, senior VP and director of Information Week’s Global CIO business unit—whose knowledge of enterprise IT and the concerns of CIOs is virtually unparalleled—and Fredric Paul, editor-in-chief of EnterpriseEfficiency.com.

At 10 AM British choreographer Danny Teeson, who serves as a judge on the hit Oxygen series Dance Your Ass Off, drops in to chat with Film Festival Radio about teaching such bold-face names as Diana Ross, Robbie Williams, Tom Jones and Kylie Minogue to shake their groove thangs.

At 11 AMBuzzworthy Radio host NaVell Lee mixes it up with Cody Rhodes, son of WWE Hall of Famer Dusty “American Dream” Rhodes. The former 3-time World Tag Team Champion moved from the WWE to SmackDown in April, where he continues to carry on Dusty’s legacy.

At noon: Mayor Ashley Judd? Senator Judd? President Judd? Could be—as the Helen star herself reveals on Milling About, “I just graduated Harvard,” she says. “It’s a possibility that I could run for office some day. I mean, the Kennedy School is certainly the ultimate formal power factory.”

On DemandWomen on the Move mixes it up with TV idol Antonio Sabato Jr., who’s also a professional auto racer. The former Calvin Klein model chats about his recent entree into the Mini Cooper circuit. “The car is just astonishing,” he says of the iconic British roadster. “It’s really fun to drive.”

At 9 PMMutha Knows host Mutha gets up close and personal with Shaunie O’Neal, the estranged wife of NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal who created Basketball Wives. The mother of five will chat about what’s coming up on Season 2 of the hit VH1 reality series.

At 8 PMWDKK Radio’s Darryl Williams grooves with multi-platinum R&B artist Jeffrey Osborne, who began his career in 1969 with a group called Love Men Ltd., before going solo a decade later and charting with such hits as Love Power and On the Wings of Love

At 5 PMRed Velvet Media host Holly Stephey welcomes Grammy-winning engineer Dennis Ferrante, who has worked with A-listers from Elvis Presley to John Lennon. But now he needs a heart transplant, so his gifted pals—many of whom will be calling in—are banding together to help.

On Demand:Bish Talk Radio host Bre Sylvia hangs with singer-actress Drew Sidora, who made her name as Chantel on the Disney Channel series That’s So Raven and more recently played a fictionalized version of herself the CW dramedy The Game.

Tune in to some great content from today on BlogTalkRadio.*Please note that all show times are listed in EST time.
Today’s Programming Highlights:

At noon Just because Mark Ruffalo looks like a certain whacked-out cult leader who killed more than 70 people doesn’t mean he’s going to play him on the silver screen. “I’m not doing that,” the star tells host Robin Milling of the David Koresh biopic. “I read it immediately and passed on it.”

At 3 PMTomorrow Will Be Televised host Simon Apple sits down with Tara Maitra, senior vice president of content for TiVo. Plus: Gary Randall, executive producer of The Glades, A&E’s new drama series launching July 11.

At 430 PM Host Caleb Jones kicks it with Nick Kosir, the Beaumont, Texas, meteorologist who’s been rapping his forecasts for a year now, much to the delight of his Fox 4 audience—not to mention fans nationwide who’ve logged onto his funky reports more than 500,000 times.

At 5 PM Host Sharon Nelson hangs with singer-songwriter Trey Lorenz, who began his career as a backup vocalist for Mariah Carey and last year dueted with the diva at Michael Jackson’s memorial service. Trey will chat about the gospel album he’s got in the works for 2011.

At 7 PMWDKK Radio’s Darryl Williams kicks back with Bill Cobbs, who has graced such flicks as Trading Places, Night at the Museum, Silkwood and The Bodyguard, not to mention countless TV series. Bill will chat about what he’s got in the works—at age 76.

At 9 PMHost Mutha hangs with Rodney Perry, formerly of BlogTalkRadio’s Rodney Perry Live and now co-host of BET’s The Mo’Nique Show. Rodney will fill us in on his big-screen projects, including his role in the Cedric the Entertainer comedy Chicago Pulaski Jones.